Contractors Will Contest OSHA Citations in Garage Collapse - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction

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The contractors cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the December fatal collapse of a garage under construction say they intend to contest their citations. On June 3, OSHA proposed $192,800 in penalties against three contractors for nine violations ranging from willful to “other-than-serious” in the collapse of the six-story Berkman Plaza II parking garage in Jacksonville, Fla. Atlanta based Choate Construction Co., the general contractor, and Lithonia, Ga. based Southern Pan Services Co., the concrete formwork subcontractor, each were cited for one willful violation for failing to have a qualified person determine if the structure could support the 3⁄4 in. of wet concrete added to the 20-in. slab for ...

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